2007 August | Blogging Experiment

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Two A-List bloggers have recently overhauled their site design in big ways. Both Problogger Darren Rowse and Dot Com Mogul John Chow went new from top to bottom with their designs. While both bloggers received mixed reactions from their fan base, there are a few perks that come with almost ...

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By now most of the online world has heard the term linkbait. While the definition is still somewhat fluid and subjective, it basically refers to any type of content that is intended to attract links. This idea has expanded to include other newly coined terms such as “flamebait” (criticizing someone ...

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In the flurry of activity leading up to and directly following the announcement of the Complete Blogging Package contest (by the way, we’re up to about 30 entries at last count), I completely forgot one fairly critical step. The rules of the contest stipulate that entrants must link to the ...

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Zane Dickens of kungfucabbage.com dropped me a line to let me know about his entry into the Complete Blogging Package contest but also asked me a great but difficult question that I’ve chosen for this week’s Reader Question Session. He asks: What would you say is the first and most ...

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I know I don’t normally post on the weekends but I logged in today and saw the Feedburner feed count had hit 100! Blogging Experiment has been online for about 45 days and to have hit 100 subscribers already is, in my opinion, a great sign. Other blogs have certainly ...

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If you’re anything like me, every once in a while you find a task that just drives you nuts. It doesn’t even have to something difficult or time consuming, it’s just something you would love to never have to do again. For me, underlining text in WordPress was one of ...

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“Panhandling – to stop people on the street and ask for food or money ; to beg” ~ Merriam Webster Dictionary As I was looking through a list of WordPress plugins earlier, I once again came across the “Buy Me a Beer” plugin. Basically, this plugin is a glorified PayPal ...

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Just about every single person that has ever given advice on blogging has suggested commenting on other blogs and getting involved in your niche. In fact, it’s so important that commenting earns you points towards fulfilling your daily blog score goal. However, one thing I’ve noticed throughout my life is ...

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As regular readers of this blog already know, I’m a big fan of having regular features on your blog. However, as many of you also know, I’ve not yet introduced any such feature on this blog. In essence, I’ve not practiced what I preached, so, as of today, that is ...